Consolidated 5 Year Plan and 2010 Community Development Block Grant Project Recommendations

Community Development Block Grant *CDBG-roughly $1 million per year HUD funding to address Decent Housing, Suitable Living Environment, Expanded Economic Opportunities Requires a collaborative process every 5 years to determine needs and a strategic plan for a coordinated community development effort (Consolidated 5 Year Plan) Requires Annual Plan based upon 5 Year Plan goals

Year Plan Goals Housing, Homeless and Special Populations, Economic Development, Non-Housing Community Development Result of community meetings, neighborhood betterment, staff, agency, non-profit, government, faith-based organization, public survey input 23 goals located on the Citys website under Community Development

2010 CDBG Annual Plan Process every January solicitation of projects- Must meet National Objectives and be CDBG eligible (list submitted with application to interested agencies/org) 5 Categories of projects: Housing, Public Facilities/Infrastructure, Admin/Planning, Economic Development, Public Services New Requests totaled over $2 million Project descriptions available under CD on City Website

Housing

Public Facilities/Infrastructure

Public Services

Administration $160, funds from HUD total $1,082,250 Community Developments Proposals total $1,082,250 Recommended 2010 CDBG Project list available CD or Citys website under Community Development Public written comment period April 13- May 13, 2010 to Lower Level City Hall